Counselling / Therapy

Stories have the power to enrich our lives, shape the way we
perceive and interact with the world, and reveal the wonders
of the human spirit. So too can they play an important and
potent role in therapy by helping people develop the skills
to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. 101
Healing Stories celebrates the rewards of using parables,
fables, and metaphors in therapy as compassionate and
creative ways to help clients discuss problems and consider
possible solutions. The author explains how to tell...

This engaging book offers an overview of the history and
theory of brief therapy from its beginnings in the research
of Gregory Bateson through the seminal therapy of Milton
Erickson and John Weakland to contemporary theorists and
practitioners such as Steve de Shazer. Beyond this
comprehensive history, the authors also give us a carefully
drawn map of practice in this fast-changing field, useful
for both novices and seasoned professionals. The authors
concentrate on ways of working with clients that are common
to all brief therapies, including framing, pattern,
paradoxical, metaphorical,...

From the back cover: 'The last twenty years has seen the
creation of a 'community of ideas' linked to narrative
therapy and community work. We conceptualise our work at
Dulwich Centre Publications as occurring within this
'community.' This book describes ways of linking
practitioners and sharing ideas through the written word;
ways of hosting conferences as community events; and ways of
organising training courses for therapists that are
congruent with narrative ideas. Most significantly, it
contains stories of adventures from 'behind the scenes'!
This book will be relevant to anyone...

A Counselor’s Introduction to Neuroscience is a guidebook
to neurobiology that is customized for counselors’ unique
goals and requirements. Drawing on years of experience, not
only in the lab, but in the counselor’s chair, the authors
unravel the complexities of neuroscience and present an
easily understood volume that is an essential companion for
any counselor who wishes to expand his or her understanding
of the human brain, how it works, and how it creates our
identities.
*Contents:*
Preface Acknowledgements About the Authors List of
Contributors Guide to Neurocounseling Language. 1....

A Guide to Inclusive Therapy offers bite-sized morsels of
theory and generous opportunities for practising inclusivity
in conversations with clients. This little book will help
you move from exhaustion and frustration with your clients
to a whole-hearted embracing of their complex lives.
Inclusive Therapy moves practice forward from focusing on
problems rather than solutions. O'Hanlon introduces the
three main concepts of inclusive therapy:
Permission, Inclusion of opposites, Inclusion of
exceptions. Each of the 26 featured methods is immediately
applicable to your own practice.
*Bill O'Hanlon *is a dynamic, inspirational professional
speaker...

Tested, practical methods that help people reconnect with
their sense of hope and possibility.
When was the last time you read a book to improve your
professional skills and had fun at the same time? For people
interested in the latest developments in brief,
solution-oriented therapies, and for any who want to improve
their therapeutic skills without unnecessary toil, A Guide
to Possibility Land is a terrific introduction to the
territory. Possibility therapy, originated by Bill
O’Hanlon, is about acknowledging and validating clients’
felt experience and ideas about their lives...